1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	45–35 (.563)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Lost 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTTV
Radio	KNX

Roster

1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Baylor, Elgin	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Seattle
4.0 !F	15	USA !	Boozer, Bob	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Kansas State
6.0 !C	25	USA !	Ellis, LeRoy	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	St. John's
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Fairchild, John	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Brigham Young
1.5 !G	11	USA !	Goodrich, Gail	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Hazzard, Walt	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UCLA
6.0 !C	24	USA !	Hoover, Tom	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Villanova
6.0 !C	14	USA !	Imhoff, Darrall	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	UC Berkeley
1.5 !G	21	USA !	King, Jim	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Tulsa
4.0 !F	35	USA !	LaRusso, Rudy	7000201930000000000♠6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dartmouth
1.5 !G	44	USA !	West, Jerry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	West Virginia
6.0 !C	12	USA !	Wiley, Gene	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Wichita State

Head coach

Fred Schaus

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1965-66 NBA Records
Team	BAL	BOS	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	PHI	SFW	STL
Baltimore	—	3–7	3–7	5–5	4–6	7–3	5–5	4–6	7–3
Boston	7–3	—	5–5	6–4	7–3	10–0	4–6	8–2	7–3
Cincinnati	7–3	5–5	—	8–2	4–6	7–3	4–6	5–5	5–5
Detroit	5–5	4–6	2–8	—	2–8	2–8	3–7	2–8	2–8
Los Angeles	6–4	3–7	6–4	8–2	—	5–5	2–8	7–3	8–2
New York	3–7	0–10	3–7	8–2	5–5	—	2–8	5–5	4–6
Philadelphia	5–5	6–4	6–4	7–3	8–2	8–2	—	8–2	7–3
San Francisco	6–4	2–8	5–5	8–2	3–7	5–5	2–8	—	4–6
St. Louis	3–7	3–7	5–5	8–2	2–8	6–4	3–7	6–4	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Lakers win series 4–3

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 129, St. Louis 106
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 125, St. Louis 116
Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 120, Los Angeles 113
Game 4 @ St. Louis: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 95
Game 5 @ Los Angeles: St. Louis 112, Los Angeles 100
Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 131, Los Angeles 127
Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 130, St. Louis 121

NBA Finals

(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4–3

Game 1 @ Boston: Los Angeles 133, Boston 129 (OT)
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 109
Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 120, Los Angeles 106
Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 122, Los Angeles 117
Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 121, Boston 117
Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Boston 115
Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 95, Los Angeles 93

Awards and records

Awards

References

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers

1965–66 NBA season by team

1965 NBA draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions

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